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Vol. 4, Mental Purification
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4. The Distinction Between the Subtle and the Gross
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Sensation
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Vol. 4, Mental Purification
4. The Distinction Between the Subtle and the Gross
Sensation
What I mean by sensation is the impression one has of line and color; the preference one has for softness in structure; the appreciation one has of fragrance and perfume; the enjoyment one gains by tasting sweet and sour and pungent; the joy one experiences in hearing poetry, singing, and music. All these experiences are manifest in the realm of sensation. The world of sensation is one world; the world of exaltation is another; and these two worlds are made for man to experience in order to have life on earth fully. And yet, with this possibility and this opportunity in life, man continues to live a life of sensation, forgetting that there is another life as well, a life that can be experienced here on earth, and something that completes life's experience.
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